January 12, 2021 11:45 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The National Concerns and Coordination Committee under the National Assembly has directed the government agencies concerned to be more vigilant and put in place proper proper health security arrangement in view of the possible second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19).
January 10, 2021 16:35 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: The winter session of the National Assembly has concluded on Sunday.
January 10, 2021 13:40 pm
VIDEO: National Assembly meeting (January 10, 2021)
January 10, 2021 13:13 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: The Cabinet has decided to recommend to President Bidya Devi Bhandari to conclude the winter session of the National Assembly from Sunday midnight.
January 10, 2021 11:14 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will address the National Assembly meeting this afternoon.
January 8, 2021 13:58 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: A meeting of the National Assembly is being held at the Federal Parliament building in Kathmandu.
January 7, 2021 12:04 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 7: A meeting of the National Assembly, the upper house of the federal parliament, is taking place today.
January 1, 2021 16:45 pm
VIDEO: Winter session of National Assembly begins
January 1, 2021 14:58 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: A lawmaker of the National Assembly and five government employees working at the federal parliament secretariat have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
December 27, 2020 18:34 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called the new session of the National Assembly (NA) from January 1.
December 26, 2020 09:12 am
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Government has recommended President Bidya Devi Bhandari to summon a parliamentary session of the National Assembly for January 1 next year.
October 2, 2020 18:35 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on the case relating to the nomination of ruling party NCP Vice-Chairman Bam Dev Gautam to the National Assembly member as the time ran short today. Now, the next hearing is scheduled for October 7, Wednesday.
September 30, 2020 19:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 30: The Constitutional Bench led by Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana has begun testing the constitutional ground of the appointment ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Vice Chairman Bamdev Gautam as a member of National Assembly (NA) and his possible appointment as a minister.
September 4, 2020 18:06 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 4: The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha, who lost to the then Naya Shakti Party candidate Dr Baburam Bhattarai in the parliamentary election for the House of Representatives (HoR) in 2017 from Gorkha Constituency 2, was later elected as a National Assembly (NA) member.
September 4, 2020 12:40 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 4: A cabinet meeting is currently underway at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar, according to Prime Minister KP Oli’s Press Adviser Surya Thapa.
June 25, 2020 13:36 pm
KATHMANDU, June 25: A meeting of the National Assembly is underway at the New Baneshwor-based federal parliament.
June 19, 2020 11:04 am
KATHMANDU, June 19: A meeting of National Assembly is underway at the New Baneshwor-based federal parliament building.
June 18, 2020 21:17 pm
KATHMANDU, June 18: Today's meeting of the National Assembly has endorsed the 'Appropriation Bill, 2077 BS' by majority votes. Minister for Finance Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada had presented the bill along with a message from the House of Representatives at the meeting.
June 18, 2020 21:10 pm
KATHMANDU, June 18: Prime Minister KP Oli has said that the expenditures made by the government in quarantine management, food, medicines and health supplies are transparent.
June 18, 2020 13:36 pm
KATHMANDU, June 18: National Assembly, the upper house of parliament, on Thursday unanimously endorsed the constitution amendment bill to pave way for replacing Nepal’s map in the national emblem with the country’s new political and administrative map that includes Kalapani, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhura.
June 17, 2020 11:24 am
KATHMANDU, June 17: A meeting of the National Assembly is underway at the New Baneshwor-based federal parliament building.
June 11, 2020 12:00 pm
KATHMANDU, June 11: Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada responded to the queries raised by National Assembly (NA) members during an NA meeting held at the New Baneshwor-based federal parliament building.
May 19, 2020 19:30 pm
KATHMANDU, May 19: The meetings of the House of Representatives (HoR) and National Assembly on Tuesday endorsed the annual policies and programs unveiled by the government recently.
May 13, 2020 11:33 am
VIDEO: National Assembly meeting
April 21, 2020 11:30 am
KATHMANDU, April 21: The Legislation Management Committee of the upper chamber of the Federal Parliament, the National Assembly, on Monday issued a 12-point directive to the government and related bodies for addressing the difficulties faced by the people during the lockdown.
April 13, 2020 21:40 pm
KATHMANDU, April 13: Amid nationwide lockdown, Chairperson of National Assembly Ganesh Timilsina on Monday held a discussion with lawmakers through a video conference.
March 20, 2020 13:45 pm
KATHMANDU, March 20: The National Assembly has been suspended until further notice.
March 12, 2020 09:22 am
Our constitution has envisioned bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives as the lower house and the National Assembly as the upper house. Upper House, among other things, is also meant for ensuring the balanced representation. According to the constitution, in the 59-member National Assembly, 56 members are elected by ensuring representation of at least three women, one Dalit and one from persons with disabilities or minorities, from each State by an electoral college composed of members of provincial assembly and chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the local bodies.
March 11, 2020 20:08 pm
KATHMANDU, March 11: The Legislation Committee under the National Assembly today endorsed the Nuclear Bill-2075 BS drafted for the safe and peaceful use of nuclear and radioactive substances. A meeting of the Committee today passed the bill following the completion of clause-wise deliberations about it.
March 4, 2020 12:59 pm
KATHAMNDU, March 4: Newly elected 18 members in the National Assembly, the Upper House in the Federal Parliament, took oath of office and secrecy today.
March 4, 2020 07:43 am
KATHMANDU, Mar 4: The National Assembly is set to welcome 18 new members from Wednesday. They were elected to the upper house in January.
March 3, 2020 19:30 pm
KATHMANDU, March 3: The National Assembly meeting today unanimously approved a proposal to send the Nuclear Bill, 2075 in the Legislation Management Committee for cause-wise discussion.
February 18, 2020 17:16 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: A meeting of National Assembly (NA) today decided to send the ' Corruption Prevention (First Amendment) Bill, 2076 BS' and the 'Yogamaya Ayurved University Bill, 2076 BS' to the Legislation Management Committee for clause-wise deliberations.
February 18, 2020 16:43 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: National Assembly members have demanded the government to give information about the condition of four Nepali students, who were not being able to be evacuated from China.
February 17, 2020 17:18 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Today's meeting of the National Assembly has passed condolence motion on the death of Constituent Assembly member, Siddhartha Kumar Somani and National Assembly member, Durga Prasad Upadhyay.
February 14, 2020 12:19 pm
RUPANDEHI, Feb 14: National Assembly member Durga Prasad Upadhyay passed away today at the age of 50.
February 6, 2020 16:56 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Amid intense pressure from various quarters including the media fraternity, the National Assembly on Thursday endorsed the Medical Council Bill removing provision of conducting licensing examination for journalists.
February 6, 2020 15:21 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Lawmakers at the National Assembly, the Upper House of Federal Parliament, have thanked the government stating that the Prime Minister's commitment not to indulge in corruption and not to tolerate corruption was translated into action after latest move of the CIAA.
February 2, 2020 14:12 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 2: A discussion in principle was held on the proposal seeking consideration on the 3rd amendment bill on Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) which was presented by Minister for Health and Population, Bhanubhakta Dhakal, on behalf of the Prime Minister at National Assembly meeting today.
February 2, 2020 13:22 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 2: In a session of the National Assembly today, the Upper House members sought the guarantee of the implementation of citizen's right to basic health care services ensured by the constitution. They insisted the government should take precautions to stay safe from the deadly corona-virus.
January 28, 2020 16:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Three bills were introduced in a session of the National Assembly (NA) today.
January 28, 2020 08:03 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 28: The Legislative Committee of the National Assembly has endorsed the much-talked about Nepal Media Council Bill, removing the provision of fining journalists up to Rs 1 million for violating media code of ethics. But the committee has added a new provision to the bill, making it mandatory for journalists to obtain a license for the job.
January 23, 2020 18:40 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Spokesperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Narayan Kaji Shrestha has been elected a member of the National Assembly from Gandaki Province.
January 21, 2020 14:55 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Election Commission (EC) has urged all the political parties and three tiers of government to strictly follow the election code of conduct in view of the upcoming election of National Assembly slated for January 23.
January 21, 2020 12:45 pm
KASKI, Jan 21: Gandaki State has a total of 230 votes in the election to the members of the National Assembly scheduled for January 23
January 20, 2020 15:00 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Parliamentarians of the ruling Nepal Communist Party in the National Assembly held a meeting with Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali to enquire about the much-talked-about US-proposed Millennium Challenge Corporation 500 million grant.
January 19, 2020 19:10 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Members of National Assembly (NA) on Sunday were involved in a heated debate on Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and other issues of public concern.
January 19, 2020 16:49 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Two reports have been submitted to the National Assembly meeting today. Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Basanta Kumar Nembang, on behalf of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, submitted the National Human Rights Commission's Annual Report-2075/76 BS.
January 13, 2020 15:23 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Members of the Sustainable Development and Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly, the upper house of the federal parliament, have complained that the ministries concerned have failed to obey the committee's directives issued at different times.
January 12, 2020 18:50 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: In a meeting of the National Assembly (NA) today, lawmakers demanded stern action against those responsible for the killing of one Dilip Kumar Mahato of Dhanusha.